A competitor with her own ambitions of success in the ring, McCann says her latest challenge represents another stepping stone in her development.

“Boxing can be like a game of chess and some things don’t transfer from MMA. It’s harder to land the shots in boxing. Every shot in MMA has to be 100% but you can’t do that in boxing or you’ll gas out.

“If you watched my last four, every fight there has been such a vast evolution and me and my team and Eddie have said this is the last learning curve.

“We’ve got a fighter who has won a central area title in England, been a few 10-rounders, she’s more experienced on a winning record.

“This is my last little send-off before I go and do great things.”

McCann aims to impress on the big stage in front of the huge capacity crowd at Croke.

“I do rise to the occasion. The more people are there, the more I like to fight for the fans,” she said.

“I’m very fortunate, I think we can put that down to travelling the world with the UFC.

She hopes another win will bring her closer to securing some belts of her own and ultimately a world crown.

“Someone like Katie, who is the best of us all, it took her something like 12 fights to get a world title fight because she was changing the landscape.

“I’m proud of where I am and how quick we have moved to get where we are but as many fights as I’m told to fight I will fight.

“Who gets to change career at 35 and find a career that actually was meant for them, so I wake up every day and thank God that’s me.”